VA must report on doctor and nurse staffing every two years.
H.R. 9446 — VA Health Care Capacity Assessment Act · Filed by Mark Takano (D-CA) · Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill requires the VA to write a report every two years. The report must show how many doctors, nurses, and staff work at VA hospitals. It must list staffing gaps and problems. The report must also include a plan to fix those problems.
Who it affects
Veterans and Congress are affected. Veterans may benefit if reports help Congress see where the VA needs more staff.
One thing to notice
The bill only requires reports. It does not force the VA to hire more staff or spend more money.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jun 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jun 24, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- staffing gaps — Jobs at a hospital that do not have enough workers to fill them.
- VA — Short name for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 2, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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